According to Ministry of Labor, those companies who are calculating weekends as part of their employees annual vacation will be treated in weekend violation and the penalty for this weekend violation is 100,000 Saudi riyals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Earlier this year ministry received several complaints from various company employees that their employers are exploiting the rights of employees. Recommended :Penalty for traffic violation Saudi ArabiaAs per Saudi Labor Law, weekends are not the part of annual vacation, weekends are official paid leaves.